Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it.

It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity.

The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.

Urgent necessity prompts many to do things.

The cleverest character in comedy is the clown, for he who would make people take him for a fool, must not be one.

Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable

For the army is a school in which the miser becomes generous, and the generous prodigal; miserly soldiers are like monsters, but very rarely seen.